With the calendar finally turning over to 2026, and final rosters for the 2026 Milan Olympics being released daily, there has emerged a select field of fourteen men and three women from five countries who, if successful in winning Gold at next month’s Games, will gain the unique distinction of joining the Triple Gold Club.
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Tag Archives: Prague
🇸🇪 🇫🇮 IHLC Classics: Youth Movement Brings Tre Kronor Second Straight Gold
From time to time, TheIHLC.com will feature detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history, considered to be “IHLC Classics.” Today, in honour of Swedish Sveriges nationaldag (National Day), we look back at Sweden’s first ever back-to-back World Championships, capturing their second straight title in 1992 over their border rivals Finland.
🇸🇪 Sweden 5-2 Finland 🇫🇮
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Sportovní Hala, Prague 🇨🇿
Sunday, 10 May 1992
Sweden, which barely made the final round, won its second straight World hockey Championship yesterday with a 5-2 victory over Finland.
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🇨🇿 Jiří Kochta: 1946-2025
Jiří Kochta, the Czechoslovak winger who was a member of the historic 1972 World Championship Gold medal squad, and would capture eight international medals in his career, has passed away at the age of 78.
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IHLC 2024 In Review – Men’s
The 2024 international men’s hockey calendar saw four different nations capture the title throughout the year, with a European champion ensuring a more active back half of the year than Canada’s 2023 Gold medal victory originally allowed for.
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🇨🇦 Tyler Ennis Confirms Retirement From Hockey At 34
After injuries hampered his NHL prospects, sending him to two seasons in Europe, Canadian journeyman winger Tyler Ennis today confirmed his retirement from hockey at age 34, following a 15 year pro career with seven different teams, along with a pair of Gold medals won with Team Canada.
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🇨🇿 Roman Červenka Named 2024 IIHF Male Player Of The Year
Czech forward Roman Červenka, who as captain led Czechia to their first World Championship title in fourteen years on home ice last month, was today awarded the IIHF’s Male Player Of The Year Award for the 2023-24 season.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 2-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 26 May 2024
🇨🇿 Czechia 2-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭
World Championship Gold Medal Game
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Sunday, 26 May 2024
Dreams do come true. David Pastrňák scored the third-period winner at 9:13 as the Czechs blanked Switzerland 2-0 in the 2024 Gold medal game in Prague. Amid a wild atmosphere, Czechia becomes just the fifth nation ever to win the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship on home ice.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 (SO) – 25 May 2024
🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 (SO)
World Championship Semifinal
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Saturday, 25 May 2024
Switzerland remains on course for a first ever IIHF World Championship Gold medal after a nerve-jangling victory over Canada in Saturday’s World Championship semi-final in Prague.
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🇫🇷 2024 IIHF Congress Names France As 2028 World Championship Hosts
The 2024 IIHF Congress today in Prague, Czechia formally announced the hosts of the 2028 World Championship, with the French cities of Paris and Lyon awarded hosting duties for 12-28 May 2028, winning as the sole candidate after withdrawn bids from Norway and Kazakhstan.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 6-3 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 23 May 2024
🇨🇦 Canada 6-3 Slovakia 🇸🇰
World Championship Quarterfinal
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Thursday, 23 May 2024
There was never much doubt. Canada got goals from five different players to defeat Slovakia 6-3 in Thursday’s early Prague quarter-final at the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 4-3 Czechia 🇨🇿 (OT) – 21 May 2024
🇨🇦 Canada 4-3 Czechia 🇨🇿 (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
In a nail-biter that stayed scoreless until a wild third period, Dylan Cozens tallied twice, including the overtime winner, as Canada beat Czechia 4-3 to top Group A.
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🇬🇧 🇵🇱 Great Britain, Poland Sent Back Down From 2024 World Championship
A day before the group round came to a close at the 2024 World Championship, both relegation spots to Division IA in 2024 were confirmed, with Great Britain and Poland, who both gained promotion to Czechia just last year, will head back down to Division IA next season.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 19 May 2024
🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 Switzerland 🇨🇭
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Sunday, 19 May 2024
The drama intensifies. With a hard-fought 3-2 win over Switzerland, Canada put itself in the driver’s seat in the race for first place in Group A. The Canadians, whose three goals all came on the power play, currently lead the group with 17 points.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 Finland 🇫🇮 – 18 May 2024
🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 Finland 🇫🇮
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Saturday, 18 May 2024
Brandon Hagel scored the third-period winner as Canada rallied to beat Finland 5-3 in one of the most-anticipated preliminary-round matchups of the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 4-1 Norway 🇳🇴 – 16 May 2024
🇨🇦 Canada 4-1 Norway 🇳🇴
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Thursday, 16 May 2024
The Norwegians came close to making history on Thursday at the 2024 IIHF World Championship.
But it’s not the kind of history any team wants to make, with the Norwegians being held shotless against Canada through two periods. Norway did get six shots in the third, along with a goal, but still lost the game 4-1.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 7-6 Austria 🇦🇹 (OT) – 14 May 2024
🇨🇦 Canada 7-6 Austria 🇦🇹 (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
André Tourigny was seen shaking his head in disbelief. Or maybe it was shock. Likely, a combination of the two.
Moments earlier, Tourigny – the Canadian head coach – watched Austria’s Marco Rossi lift a backhander over Canada’s goaltender Jordan Binnington that tied the game 6-6. Rossi’s goal was Austria’s fifth of the third period as the team overcame a 6-1 deficit to force overtime at the 2024 IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-1 Denmark 🇩🇰 – 12 May 2024
🇨🇦 Canada 5-1 Denmark 🇩🇰
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Sunday, 12 May 2024
The Danes gave Canada all it could handle on Sunday at the 2024 IIHF World Championship. But Canada’s Connor Bedard was the difference, scoring a pair of goals and adding an assist to lead his team to a 5-1 win. Canada is now 2-0 and has six points to sit atop Group A, while Denmark falls to 1-1 but still right in the mix with three points.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 4-2 Great Britain 🇬🇧 – 11 May 2024
🇨🇦 Canada 4-2 Great Britain 🇬🇧
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Saturday, 11 May 2024
Connor Bedard’s much-anticipated World Championship debut brought him two goals – including the game winner – as Canada shot down a battling Britain in Prague with a 4-2 verdict.
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IHLC Preview – 2024 World Championship
The top teams in international hockey will converge on Ostrava and Prague, Czechia starting this Friday, 10 May, kicking off the premiere event of the global hockey calendar, the 2024 IIHF World Championship.
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